practice and look at the broader issue -- america's role in the world, and the rise of the rest as fareed zakaria once put it. joining me now, garrick utley d president of the levin institute of the state university of new york anna faruha. welcome to the two of you. >> thank you. >> what do we really mean? let me start by throwing this question out. what does it mean by the rise of the rest? >> well, it means the rise of these new emerging market powers. china, india, russia, brazil. these countries in the next ten-years are going to overtake the g-7 by size. there's a shifting of power from west to east. >> one of the symbols of the year has been the rise of the g-20. the world used to be run economically by the g-7 or g-8, now it's the g-20. symbolism is important, that is the new world we are operating in. the united states is not in decline, it's a relative decline compared to the others. there's no longer a role. or a dominant superpower, like the u.s. has been, with no questions asked. everybody asks questions, everybody now has a place at the table, we have to get used to it. >> how can y